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Is your family ready for a “Zombie Apocalypse”? Have you created a disaster plan for dealing with a slow-moving (or, depending on your viewing habits, fast-moving) mass of undead, brain-eating, B-movie extras? If an unstoppable horde attacks, who’s in charge of gathering supplies? Who rounds up the family dog? Who rescues critical reference material? The Navy wants you to be ready — if not for zombies, then for other, less-fictional disasters like hurricanes or tornadoes. And it’s hoping a contest prompting Navy kids ages 5 to 17 to prepare an “escape plan” will pass that message of preparedness throughout the…

You’ve heard of wearing your heart on your sleeve? For former president and Navy veteran George H.W. Bush, it’s more like wearing your heart on your head. Bush, 89, shaved his head Wednesday to show support for a 2-year-old cancer patient named Patrick, the 41st president’s office announced. Patrick, whose last name was not released, is the son of a member of Bush’s Secret Service detail. Patrick was losing his hair because of treatment for leukemia, and other members of Bush’s security detail shaved their heads in solidarity. When the former president noticed the bald heads cropping up around him,…

Though Senior Chief Aviation Machinist’s Mate (AW/SW) David Janssen missed being with his daughter during past deployments, it won’t be a problem in his upcoming one. Janssen will deploy aboard the carrier Harry S. Truman with his daughter Breanna, a gunner’s mate 3rd class. It will be her first deployment, and the ninth and final deployment for her father. “While I may not be able to make up the time we’ve lost, at least I’ll be right beside her this time around,” said David Janssen, the leading chief petty officer of maintenance control for the “Seahawks” of Carrier Airborne Early…

The Fleet Reserve Association today announced that it has established scholarships for the children of enlisted Navy medics. The Colonel Hazel Elizabeth Benn Scholarship Fund provides a $2,000 scholarship “to an unmarried, dependent child of those who have served or are now serving” in the Navy “as enlisted medical personnel with the U.S. Marine Corps. ” The Benn Scholarship is available to “qualified applicants” entering their freshman or sophomore year of college. The Benn Scholarship is open to all such children regardless of their parents’ affiliation with FRA, according to a press release. Other FRA Education Foundation scholarships are available…